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Convicted Hacker Adrian Lamo Refuses to Give Blood

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-so-juicy-cases dept.

CaliforniaCCW writes "Hopefully everyone here remembers the case of Adrian Lamo, a so-called 'gray hat' hacker who plead guilty to one count of computer crimes against Microsoft, Nexis-Lexis and the New York Times in 2004. He got a felony conviction, six months detention in his parents' home, and two years of probation. Today, as a condition of his probation, he must provide a sample of his DNA in the form of a blood sample, something which he has refused to do. Should convicted felons on probation have privacy rights over their DNA? Or is a blood sample like a fingerprint, something that everyone should provide to their government?"

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  1. Nexis-Lexis? by tyme · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What the hell is Nexis-Lexis? Maybe the submitter meant LexisNexis and maybe the so-called editors should have caught this?

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  2. For those who weren't paying attention... by danwesnor · · Score: 1, Redundant

    He's not refusing to give DNA, he's refusing to give blood, on religious grounds. He has offered up DNA in other forms, but the state says they can only process DNA from blood.

  3. Most blonde women.... by SonicSpike · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Most blonde women have intelligent DNA in them... the problem is they tend to spit it out ;-)

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